‘A race we can win. A race we must win.’ This was the theme for the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. The summit aimed at improving climate action resolved to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to prevent the global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degree Celsius.
A global climate strike was held to pressurize the global leaders into action. Also known as the ‘Global Week for Future’, it was a series of international strikes and protests that demanded action for climate change. The summit took place in September.
However, some countries did not agree to the new proposal. China did not increase its Paris Agreement commitments. India did not agree to reduce its use of coal. US did not even speak in the conference.
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